Title: King Of Texas
Stars: Patrick Stewart, David Alan
Grier, Marcia Gay Harden, Colm Meaney, Patrick Bergin, Julie Cox, Steven Bauer,
Matt Letscher, Roy Scheider, and Liam Waltz
Writer: Stephen Harrigan
Inspired By William Shakespeare’s
“King Lear”
Director: Uli Edel
Running Time: 95 minutes without
commercials
Media: TNT Original Television Motion
Picture (NTSC VHS Screener)
World Premiere Sunday, June 2, 2002, at
8pm (ET/PT)
Network: Turner Network Television
(Check your local cable/satellite listings for channel)
TV Rating: PG 14 L, V
Reviewer: Mark A. Rivera
When you rule with an iron fist and a
heart of steal, you pay with your flesh and blood. Hallmark Entertainment and
Turner Network Television present “King Of Texas” starring Patrick Stewart,
who also served as one of the film’s executive producers. The film is not a
direct translation of Shakespeare’s text into another setting, but rather a
loose interpretation much like the feature film “O” was loosely based on
Shakespeare’s “Othello.”
Set in 1840s Texas, “King Of Texas”
is the story of John Lear (Stewart), a war hero who fought alongside Sam Houston
at the Alamo and conquered the rugged Western frontier to build his vast ranch.
However, Lear’s biggest battle begins when he tries to divide up the immense
ranch among his three daughters. This incites a full-blown family feud that
results in a land battle with a neighboring Mexican rancher.
Is there anything Patrick Stewart
can’t do as an actor? I’m not sure, but this is a great mixture of
Shakespearean inspired tragedy and a rugged action-packed Western not to be
missed.
TNT
Presents
King
Of Texas
Premiere:
Sunday,
June 2, 2002, at 8pm (ET/PT)
Encores
(all times ET/PT):
Sunday,
June 2, 2002, at 10pm
Sunday,
June 2, 2002, at 12am
Thursday,
June 6, 2002, at 9pm
Friday,
June 7, 2002, at 11pm
Sunday,
June 9, 2002, at 1:30pm
Saturday,
June 15, 2002, at 3:15pm
Sunday,
June 16, 2002, at 1030am
© Copyright 2002 By Mark A. Rivera
All Rights Reserved.